Our Mission: develop, demonstrate and educate about innovative approaches to environmental stewardship by inviting people and partners to study, restore, interpret and experience our land’s environment and history

The Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that manages 900 acres of preserved land nestled “Between the Hills” in Virginia’s western Loudoun county. Roughly one-third of the land preserve is owned by the Robert and Dee Leggett Foundation while the other two-thirds became a state park in 2017.

Joe has been visiting and leading hikes at the Blue Ridge Center for almost 20 years now.
Currently he serves on the Center’s Board of Directors as both its Treasurer and the Chairman of
its Conservation and Land Use Committee.

Joe ColemanTreasurer

Joe has been visiting and leading hikes at the Blue Ridge Center for almost 20 years now.
Currently he serves on the Center’s Board of Directors as both its Treasurer and the Chairman of
its Conservation and Land Use Committee.

Dee Leggett

Secretary

Mrs. Leggett is the co-founder, with her husband Bob, of the Blue Ridge Center. She spent 20 years on active duty in the United States Army in various healthcare-related fields, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel, and continues as a contractor to DoD.

Dee LeggettSecretary

Mrs. Leggett is the co-founder, with her husband Bob, of the Blue Ridge Center. She spent 20 years on active duty in the United States Army in various healthcare-related fields, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel, and continues as a contractor to DoD.

Jeffrey Gill

Board Member

Mr. Gill is a Senior Sales Strategy Manager at Capital One Bank. He has over a decade of strategy consulting and financial services experience, including providing pro-bono consulting services for nonprofits.

Jeffrey GillBoard Member

Mr. Gill is a Senior Sales Strategy Manager at Capital One Bank. He has over a decade of strategy consulting and financial services experience, including providing pro-bono consulting services for nonprofits.

Alissa Harris, D.C.

Board Member

Alissa Harris, D.C.

Alissa Harris, D.C.Board Member

Alissa Harris, D.C.

Dan Hodkinson

Board Member

Mr. Hodkinson is the Corporate Safety Manager for Sigma Space Corporation and the Field Operations Manager for the NASA Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Office at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD.

Dan HodkinsonBoard Member

Mr. Hodkinson is the Corporate Safety Manager for Sigma Space Corporation and the Field Operations Manager for the NASA Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Office at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD.

Henry Stribling

Board Member

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Henry StriblingBoard Member

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Janet van der Vaart

Board Member

Ms. Van der Vaart is Assistant Director of The George C. Marshall International Center, a non-profit organization that offers educational programs and maintains the historic home of General George C. Marshall.

Janet van der VaartBoard Member

Ms. Van der Vaart is Assistant Director of The George C. Marshall International Center, a non-profit organization that offers educational programs and maintains the historic home of General George C. Marshall.

Ben Lenhart

Vice President

Ben Lenhart is a partner at the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP, and is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Harvard Law School. He and his wife, Carol, are avid hikers and outdoor enthusiasts, and live with their children on a farm near Hillsboro, VA.

Ben LenhartVice President

Ben Lenhart is a partner at the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP, and is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Harvard Law School. He and his wife, Carol, are avid hikers and outdoor enthusiasts, and live with their children on a farm near Hillsboro, VA.